Railway-car draft-rigging.



J, F. OCONNOR.

RAILWAY CAR DRAFT RtGGING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 23,1916.

Patented Oct. 1-5, 1918 ,2 SHEETSSH EET I.

WITNESSES:

J. F. O'CONNOR. RAI LWAY CAR DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATlON FILED NOV. 23. 19I6.

1,281,641. Patented Oct. 15, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WiT /ESSES.-

JOHN ooomron, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 WILLIAM H. MINER, or

' CHAZY, NEW YORK.

ILWAY-GAR DRAFT-maternal 'clear, concise, and exact description, fefe ience being had to the accompanying drawings, forming-apart-of thisspecificaton.

My invention relates'to improvements in railway car-draft rigging.

describe one in detail.

' The object of my invention is to provide stop members for railway cardraft rigging that are interchangeable one withthe other, and where eachof said stop members is reversible end forend and face for face.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is ahorizontal section illustrating an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 isa side elevation of one of the stop members; Fig. 3 is a cross sectiontaken on line' 33 of 1; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate a modification, Fig.4 bein a horizontal section of a modified form 0 sto member, Fig. 5 aside elevation, and Fig. '6 a cross section takenon line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the preferred form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1,2 and 3 of the drawings, the numeral 7 indicates draft members or parts.of the car underframe to which the draft ri'ggingis applied, 8 a drawbarwith a yoke 9 secured thereto. The draft rigging illustrated in thedrawings is of the-tandem type, and the yoke therefor is provided with afront pocket 10, and a rear pocket 11 with intermediate connectingthimble 12. In each of the pockets of the yoke. is mounted a compressionresisting member 14. The front compression resisting member includes thefrontfollower 15 and the'front intermediate follower 16 and theinterposed springs 17-17. The rear compression resisting member includesthe rear intermedi-, ate follower 18, the rear follower 19 and theinterposed springs 20. Front and rear tie plates 21 and 22,respectively, suitably secured to the draft members as by the bolts23-23, are adapted to support the yoke and its contained parts .betweenthe draft members. The stop'members 2424 are identical in construction,and we will therefore Each stop member comprises a main web 25 providedat suitable intervals with upright bends on either Specification ofLetters Patent.

web 25.

Patented oea'is. 1918.

Application filed November 23, 1916. Serial No. 182,956.

side thereof forming the stop shoulders.

The front bend in the vposition in which the stop member is mounted asshown in Fig. 1, referenced 26, forms the front stop shoulder .27. Therear bend 28 forms the rear stop shoulder 29; The middle bend 30 formsthe front intermediate stop shoulder 31 and the re'ar intermediatestopshoulder 32." Intermediate the front stop andthe middle stop isan'intermediate bend 33 formingthe'front limiting stop with its frontshoulder34 and its rear shoulder 35. Intermediate themiddle stopand therear stop the bend 36 forms the rear limiting stop with its frontshoulder scribed, having a bend 40 from the main web 25 forming thefront stop shoulder 41 arranged opposite the front stop shoulder 26 onthe other side of the plat", and the similar bends throughout the lengthof the plate forming the front limiting stop 42 opposed to the limitingstop on the opposed face, the middle stop 43, the rear limiting stop 44,and the rear stop 45 all-opposite the similar stops on the opposite sideof the main The faces of all of said stops are provided with the rivet,holes 46 for the passage of means such as tho rivets 147 for securingthe stop members to the draft members. By reason of the construction described, each of the double stops is hollow, as indicated at thenumerals 47-47 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and within said hollow stopsbracing ribs" or flanges 48-48-are provided to strengthen said stops.The rivet holes through the stops on one face of the stop member, as forinstance those referenced 49 in Fig. 2 of the drawings, are stag eredvertically in reference to the rivet oles through the faces of the stopson the opposite side of the casting, as indicated at the numeral 50 inFig. 2 of the drawing.

In the modified form of my invention shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 ofthedrawings, a

stop member is shown having a continuous .vertical web 60 with verticalbends therein that extend-laterally uponeither side of'a centralvertical web 61. The sa1d vertical bends form stops for the followersupon either side of the casting. ()n one side of the casting, the frontbend 62 forms the front stop shoulder 63, the'bend 6 1 forms the frontlimiting stop with the shoulders 65 and 66, and bend 67 forms the middlestop with the fro'nt intermediate' stop shoulder 68 and the rearintermediate stop shoulder 69, the bend 70 forms the rear limiting stowith its shoulders 71 and 72, and the hen 73 forms the rearstop with itsrear stop shoulder 74;. On'the opposite face of the casting, the bend 75forms the rear stop.

shoulder 76, the bend 77 forms the rear limiting sto with its shoulders7 8 and 79, the bend 80 ibrms the middle stop with its rearintermediate. shoulder 81 and its front intermediate shoulder 82, thebend 83 forms the front limiting stop with its shoulders 84 and 85, andthe bend 86 forms the front stop with its stop shoulder 87. Upon theslde of the casting first described, the ends of the followers are shownin dotted lines, the front follower being referenced 88, the

-front intermediate follower 89, the rear to form guiding faces for thefollowers on.

that side. The bends are provided each with suitable rivet holes 97-97for the passage I of rivets, the faces of the stops upon the side markedA, for instance, being laced against the draft sill and riveted t eretowhen the side of the stop member marked B is employed to provide thestop shoulders for the followers to abut against; and likewise when theside marked A is employed to provide stop shoulders for the followers toabut against the faces of the stops on the side marked B are placedagainst the draft member and riveted thereto.

It will be noted that in the form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1to 3 of the drawings and in the modified forms shown in Figs. 4: to 6 ofthe drawings, the stop members, or heck plates or stop castings, as theyare frequently denominated in this art, are interchangeable one with theother. They are interchangeable end for end, that is, the front stopwhen the casting is in one position will upon its being turned end forend serve as a rear stop, and also the said castings may be used witheither side backed against and secured to the draft members.

The advantages of m invention are many: in making repairs, w en .anextra casting may be placed on either side; in giving durablllty, wherefirst one side of the casting may be used and then the other, and wherethey may be turned end for end; the ease of application; the strength ofthe stop members; and other desirable features which will be apparent tothose acquainted with the practical application of the art. I

I claim: 3 A

1. A stop casting for'railway draft riggings, said stop asting havingstop shoul- 'ders on each side thereof, there being spaces between thestop shoulders to accommodate the ends of the followers, the stopshoulders on one side of the casting being opposite the said spaces onthe other side of the casting.

2. In a draft rigging, the combination with draft sills, of stop memberscomprising plates adapted to be secured to draft members, the saidplates having stops for the followers to abut against on .both sidesthereof, the said plates being interchangeable with each other, and eachplate being usable with either side innermost.

' 3. In a draft rigging stop member, a plate having a central web'andstop shoulders for followers to abut against extending from both sidesof said web.

4:. In a stop member for railway car draft rigging, a entral web, bendsextending from either side of the web, forming stop shoulders forfollowers to abut against on both sides of said web.

5. In a 'stop member for railwa car draft I 8. In a draft rigging forrailway cars, a 7

stop member having a main web and double faced hollow stops extendedfrom both sides of the web. I

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 16th day of Nov. 1916. 7

JOHN F. OOONNOR.

